Magnasphere MSS Standard Series - Data Sheet

MAGNASPHERE CORP.
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te 160, Waukesha, WI 53188
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om
MSS
Sta
ndard
Series Product
She
et
Security
Contacts hav
e been made
with
a
decades-
old technology
called the Reed
switch
.
Reed switche
s have thr
ee inher
ent
weaknesses
when used in
secu
rity contact
s. The
y are (1)
Easily
defeated
with magne
ts, (2) Prone to
permanent contact
weld failur
e (from lightning

and powe
r surges), and
(3) fragile (m
ade mo
stly
of gla
ss, they
are subject
to damage
even when
packaged
as secu
rity contacts)
.
The MAGN
ASPHERE
line
of
security
sensors
provides
a solution to all of
the
se issues.
Utilizing the th
e pat
ented, revolutiona
ry
MAGNA
SPHER
E
®
BMS switch
render
s the
MSS
products
virtually
unbr
eakable
, and highly

resis
tant to per
manent contact
welding
and
outsider
magnet defea
t, allo
wing

MAGN
ASPHERE
to offer a lif
etime
repl
acement
warranty
.
MSS contact
s are avail able in b
oth the
traditional Clos
ed Loop
(cont
act clos
ed when
magnet is
present)
as well
as the mor
e Secur
e
Open Loo
p (contact
open
when
magnet is
present)
electrical
configur
ation
. This
is the
same configur
ation
requi
red fo
r othe
r lif e safety
devices such a
s smoke and fir
e alarms, and has
long been
the recommend configu
rati on by
most knowledgea
ble secu
rity pr
ofes
sional
s.
FEATURES
•
Made with MAGNASPHER
E
®
BMS s
witch

technolog
y
•
Won't bre
ak
•
Resistant t
o contact w
eldin
g
•
Resistant t
o outs
ide
defe
at
•
Security
indu
stry's BEST wa
rrant
y
•
Universal mountin
g
•
Cost comp
etiti ve
•
Inc
rease
s RMR
Concealed/Recessed
Surface Mount
Ove
rhead Door
Wireless
PAT
ENTED DE
SIGN
#59778
73, #RE39731, #65
0698
7, #6303845,
#6603378,
and
Patent
s Pending Door Frame
Door
Magnet
CLOSED
SECURE: NO ALARM
Door
Magnet
NO ALARM
Door Frame
Door
Magnet
CLOSED
Door Opened
Door Frame
CLOSED
FAILED: NO ALARM
Defeat
Magnet
FAILED: NO ALARM
Door Opened
Door Frame
WELDED
CLOSED


Reed contacts operate on magnetic fields.
Most contacts are Closed in the secure
position (Closed Loop) when the door is
closed and the magnet is near the switch.
When closed reed contacts are exposed to
power surges such as lightning strikes, they
are prone to permanent contact welding.
Introducing a defeat
magnet OUTSIDE
the door will keep
the reed contacts
closed, allowing
an intruder to enter
without alerting
the security system.
They
FAIL SECURE.
Reed switch contacts are globally magnetic:
they will respond to the strongest magnetic
field anywhere around the contact –– not
solely to the door magnet. When compromised,
reed contacts will still send secure signals.
Reed contacts operate by magnetic induction,
so they are not attracted to the door magnet.
Once contacts have
welded closed, they
remain in that state
though the door is open.
They
FAIL SECURE.
Security contacts are made with a decades-old technology called the Reed switch.
Reed switches have three inherent weaknesses when used in security contacts: (1)
Easily defeated with magnets,

(2)
Prone to permanent contact weld failure
(from lightning and power surges), and (3)
fragile
(made mostly of glass,
they are subject to damage even when packaged as security contacts).
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MAGNASPHERE
®
®
Reed vs.

MAGNASPHERE security sensors' magnet
ball contact is open in the secure position
(Open Loop) when the door is closed and
the door magnet is near the switch.
MAGNASPHERE Security Sensors are Open
Loop and highly resistant to contact welding
from power surges and lightning strikes.
A defeat magnet
introduced OUTSIDE
the door will have no
effect on the ball
contact. When the
door is opened, the
contact will close,
and the
SYSTEM
WILL ALARM.
Because the magnet
ball contact will not
weld, when the door
is opened the
contact will close
and the
SYSTEM
WILL ALARM.
MAGNASPHERE’s contact is a spherical
magnet and operates in a defined activation
zone directed toward the door magnet.
The patented, award-winning MAGNASPHERE switch technology was designed as
a security device which over comes the deficiencies of reed contacts.
The MAGNASPHERE
switch is (1)
Resistant to magnetic defeat and tamper,
(2)
Resistant to permanent contact welding
from lightning
and power surges, and (3) Robust, all metal welded construction is
virtually unbreakable.
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© MAGNASPHERE CORP.
MAGNASPHERE
®
®
Reed vs.
The Door is Closed
OPEN
SECURE: NO ALARM
The Door is Closed
OPEN
NO ALARM
ALARM
The Door is Open
CLOSED
Defeat
Magnet
ALARM
The Door is Open
CLOSED